After several weeks under Kakashi's unpredictable guidance, week after week, Naruto's patience was nearing its breaking point. The lessons seemed empty, aimless, and the sensei's constant disappearing act only sharpened his growing frustration. He let out an audible huff, crossing his arms in irritation. "When is he going to teach us something that's actually useful?" Naruto muttered, taking out his anger on a small stone kicked away. If it weren't for Sora-sensei's dedication in imparting knowledge to him, he would feel completely lost and vulnerable.
The last straw came after the disastrous mission to rescue the cat Tora, the infamous "demon cat" who seemed to have a special talent for escaping. Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura now stood before the Hokage, the Uchiha and the Haruno displaying scratches that burned like embers. Sasuke hissed, clutching his scratched arm. "Tch, what an annoying creature!" Sakura, with tears in her eyes, murmured, "I never thought a cat could be so... aggressive!" Naruto, with his keen intuition or perhaps less inclined to play the reckless hero, had escaped unscathed, watching from afar as Sasuke's mask of superiority crumbled before the feline's sharp claws. He even let out a discreet chuckle, muffled by his hand.
Kakashi, perhaps finally noticing his students' growing irritation or simply following his own mysterious schedule, declared with his usual indifference, "Well, it seems Team Seven is ready for a C-rank mission."
The news had a remarkable effect on the taciturn Sasuke, a hungry glint crossing his dark eyes. "C-rank, huh?" he murmured, a hint of excitement in his usually monotonous voice. Sakura also seemed relieved, a ray of sunshine breaking through the dark clouds that hung over her. "Finally, something different!" she thought, a sigh of hope escaping her lips. She no longer looked at Sasuke since the incident, no longer addressed him if necessary, preferring to avoid him if possible. A strange thing was that she couldn't look at Naruto for long either, quickly averting her gaze if their eyes met.
Regarding the incident that had occurred last month, Sakura and Ino had made a desperate effort to win Sasuke over, culminating, according to whispers throughout the village, in a "coordinated" attempt with Ino that ended in yet another cold and brutal rejection from the Uchiha. No one witnessed the details, but the rumors were intense. "They say it was a total fiasco," one villager whispered to another. None of the three gave details, and all that was known was that Sakura was devastated, her face covered in tears, unable to lift her head. Ino looked like she was going to kill someone if she didn't have to take care of Sakura; people swore she would have tried to murder Sasuke. "If I saw him in front of me..." Ino had gritted her teeth to Tenten that day.
The emotional state of the two was a mess, which left Hinata very worried. Showing surprising sensitivity, she paid a visit to the girls who were at Ino's house the previous night. "I just wanted to know if you're okay," Hinata murmured shyly, holding a small bouquet of wildflowers. The conversation seemed to have calmed the two friends down, although Naruto secretly sighed for the lonely night he spent. "Are they better now?" he wondered, looking at the starry sky.
The assigned mission was to escort a drunken bridge builder back to his home in a distant land. Naruto could only see a grumpy old man with a peculiar smell of sake, whose sarcastic comments already made his teeth grind. "Hurry up, brat! I don't have all day!" Tazuna grumbled, staggering. "But it's a job, right? I need the money," Naruto thought, clenching his fists. He needed to warn Hinata about his imminent absence. And, true to his resourceful nature, he began to make plans. "I'll create some clones to..." he muttered to himself. He would create some shadow clones to devour the books in the Konoha library and approach traveling merchants, seeking crucial information about the Land of Waves. "After all," he thought with a hint of bitterness, "relying on that lazy sensei to give us useful information is like waiting for it to rain donuts."
Indeed, the consultation with Kakashi about the mission's destination had been an exercise in frustration. "Anything we need to know about the Land of Waves, Sensei?" Naruto asked, his voice laden with a tenuous hope. Kakashi shrugged, flipping through his book. "Don't worry about the details." Naruto clenched his fists secretly. "Seriously, did anyone think he'd be a good Sensei? He barely cares!" he thought, biting his lower lip.
Returning to Team Eight's training grounds, Naruto found Hinata in the middle of a Taijutsu practice that left him speechless. She danced between Kiba, Akamaru, and Shino with surprising agility, her fists and feet tracing precise arcs. The Body Flicker Technique (Shunshin no Jutsu), even though Hinata was still limited to only three consecutive uses, was an impressive feat in combat, allowing her to disappear and reappear at short distances, taking her opponents completely by surprise. "She's getting amazing!" Naruto thought, watching her with admiration. She hoped to surpass the mastery that Shisui Uchiha had achieved.
Kiba growled in frustration with each missed strike. "Grrr! Stay still!" Akamaru barked confusedly, spinning in circles. "Woof! Woof?" And even the usually imperturbable Shino seemed slightly disoriented. "This speed... is problematic," he murmured, adjusting his glasses. Kurenai, observing with a keen and admiring gaze, murmured to herself, "Incredible... she's really mastering this." She watched in admiration, as the last one to achieve this feat was Shisui, even if she was still far from matching him.
After a few more minutes of watching the boys being systematically outmatched, Hinata, with her gentle nature, began to soften her blows, stopping them inches from their faces when she realized there would be no escape. "Sorry, Kiba," she said softly, her fist stopping a hair's breadth from his face.
Finally, the training came to an end. Hinata smiled shyly at her teammates before leaping into Naruto's arms, hugging him with a warmth that made him forget for a moment his irritation with Kakashi. Kurenai sighed discreetly, shaking her head with a slight smile. "Those two... so young..." She still thought they were too young for a serious relationship, but she didn't interfere. "As long as it doesn't interfere with training..." she pondered.
Hinata pulled back slightly, her pearly eyes carefully scanning their surroundings. "I have a surprise for you tonight," she whispered, a mysterious glint in her eyes. "But please, don't use your chakra sense when you arrive." Naruto nodded, his curiosity piqued. "A surprise? For me?" he asked, a smile beginning to bloom on his face. But the joy was ephemeral, as he soon shared the news of his departure for the mission the next day. The announcement cast a shadow of sadness on their faces, the prospect of separation obscuring the brief moment of happiness. "You'll be okay, Naruto-kun?" Hinata asked, her voice laden with concern.
After they said goodbye, Naruto received the memories of his clones, becoming doubtful about the lack of information in the last year regarding that country. "Strange... there's almost nothing about what's happened there recently," he muttered to himself. The best he could gather was that they were having difficulties with trade routes. "This could be dangerous..." Naruto thought, frowning. Naruto decided to take plenty of food for his group as a precaution with the storage seals; even if they didn't use it on the mission, he wouldn't lose anything. "Better safe than sorry," he said, storing the sealed scrolls.
At night, he returned to his apartment, activating the privacy seals, and then going to his closet and using a blood seal, he activated the summoning scroll that would take him to the cave. Appearing in a room prepared with various fuuinjutsu formulas, Hinata was already waiting, wearing a kimono that covered almost her entire body. "Welcome, Naruto-kun," she said softly, a slight blush on her cheeks.
Naruto was doubtful why she was there, but seeing that she had a piece of fabric in one hand, would she want a blindfolded session? "A blindfold? What for?" he thought, curious. Or was it just a surprise, maybe a game, but that was fine, Hinata's games were fun. "What have you prepared for me, Hina?" he asked, a mischievous smile on his lips.
Soon he was undressed and had to be guided by her, with Hinata's delicate hands on his shoulders, until they reached the main room, where she said in her sweet voice that he could look at his surprise present. "Open your eyes, Naruto-kun."
When he saw the surprise, he lost the ability to think, because his blood was pulled to his 'second head'; for before him stood Ino and Sakura wearing erotic lingerie that accentuated their figures. Naruto's eyes widened, his mouth slightly open. "I-Ino? Sakura?"
On the left was Sakura, a delicate figure dressed in soft pink lingerie, adorned with lace details that subtly enhanced her natural beauty. Her shoulders curved slightly, and a soft blush colored her cheeks as her green eyes shyly darted away. "N-Naruto..." she murmured, her voice almost inaudible. The soft fabric of the lingerie caressed her curves, highlighting the femininity of her silhouette in a demure way, almost as if hesitant to reveal her beauty completely, but the sweetness of her presence was undeniable.
On the right was Ino, who emerged with a vibrant presence dressed in an intense purple lingerie set, perhaps with leather details or bold appliqués. Her posture was erect and confident, her gaze direct and captivating. "Surprise, Naruto," she said with a suggestive smile. The lingerie hugged her body in a way that highlighted every contour, her defined waist, her shapely hips, conveying an aura of unreserved confidence and sensuality.
Naruto, with his ability to think compromised, just stared until Hinata hugged him from behind, her arms wrapping around his waist. "You don't need to think about anything, Naruto-kun," she whispered in his ear, her voice soft and inviting. "Just satisfy us. The three of us."
notes: Samuel Santillan, thank you for your comment, I took your request into consideration so I made adjustments to this chapter to make it acceptable, but details in the next chapter.
thor94: you are right. more information in chapter 5-1